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Arif Bacchus

Arif is a freelance technology writer for OnMSFT and Digital Trends. He has over five years of experience covering all things Microsoft, including Surface, Windows 10, Xbox, Microsoft 365, and more. He also writes how-to guides, op-eds, reviews, and loves to play with the latest tech --- Microsoft or not.

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Articles by Arif Bacchus

Feature

Clippy might be dead, but the Office 365 Microsoft Search box is even more helpful

Do you remember Clippy? The anthropomorphic paperclip-shaped assistant once was a key feature in Microsoft’s Office suite of products and…

Arif Bacchus · February 4, 2020 · 3 min read

News

This concept gives the Windows 10 Task Manager a clean new look inspired by Fluent Design

Other than the Taskbar and Start Menu, one of the core experiences in Windows is the Task Manager. It’s gotten…

Arif Bacchus · February 3, 2020 · 2 min read

Feature

Here’s how I upgraded the SSD in my Surface Laptop 3

How to upgrade the SSD in the Surface Laptop 3 Although it is recommended that users only upgrade or service…

Arif Bacchus · February 3, 2020 · 8 min read

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Windows 10X Might Borrow The Dynamic Wallpaper Feature From MacOS – onmsft.com

Since its reveal in October of 2019, Microsoft has not talked much about Windows 10X, the upcoming operating system set…

Arif Bacchus · January 30, 2020 · 2 min read

How-to

How to set up and create a team in Microsoft Teams

How to create a Team in Microsoft Teams In this guide, we’ll show you how you can create your own…

Arif Bacchus · January 30, 2020 · 3 min read

Feature

What is Microsoft Search? And why is it so important?

You’re likely familiar with both Bing and Google, two very popular search engines. However, if you’re part of enterprise or…

Arif Bacchus · January 29, 2020 · 3 min read

News

Microsoft Edge Dev channel updated with developer improvements

Microsoft has just announced an update for the Edge Dev channel. Now pushing Edge Dev Insiders up to build 81.0.403.1,…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2020 · 2 min read

How-to

Want to try Surface Duo? Here’s how to get the Surface Duo emulator running on your Windows 10 PC

How to install the Surface Duo Emulator on Windows 10 Microsoft has released its first SDK for the Surface Duo.…

Arif Bacchus · January 28, 2020 · 1 min read

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New acronym answers feature in Microsoft Search will help you navigate your company’s alphabet soup

Microsoft Search, the enterprise search platform designed to bring personalized searches across Office 365, Windows, and Bing is about to…

Arif Bacchus · January 27, 2020 · 2 min read

How-to

No Teams? No Problem! Here’s How to join meetings as a guest in Teams

How to join meetings as a guest in Teams If you’ve been invited to a Microsoft Teams meeting, and don’t…

Arif Bacchus · January 27, 2020 · 3 min read